Chapter 428: The End of the Alien World Part 2
How can we win?
How can we win?
Liu Xingquan looked at Yan Zhen.
The facts are right in front of us. Team Neligabawa, or the [Pretenders], has robbed the holy gems of two teams in a row. Now the number of gems of this team has far exceeded that of Team Yan Zhen.
The final PK match is a decisive battle between the two remaining teams to determine the final winner. Both teams will only bet all their gems. The winner will be determined in one round.
Even a three-year-old child would know that Yan Zhen's team has no hope.
No matter how you count, their number of gems will not exceed that of the Nerigabava team.
Now is the time to admit defeat.
But Yan Zhen in front of him stood there quietly, with no panic on his face. His dark and bright eyes flickered slightly, and the light was like the stars in the night sky, seeping into his pupils. Then, Yan Zhen said, "Let's calculate how many gems the Pretenders have now."
"good."
They knew that the other party's gems were far superior to theirs, so there was no point in calculating. But since Yan Zhen said he wanted to calculate, there must be a reason for it.
Liu Xingquan took out a piece of recording paper and began to write quickly:
Phase 1:
[Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui's team: Initially 10 gems, 1 gem consumed in PK with my team, 9 gems remaining. ]
[Fan Yingjie's Terminator Team: Initially 10, estimated to have consumed 3 in the PK with Team Nie, leaving 7 gems.]
[Neri Gabawa Master and Servant Team: Initially 10, estimated to have consumed 3 gems in the PK with Fan Yingjie's Terminator Team, leaving 7 gems. ]
Phase 2:
[Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui's team: 2 time penalties, 7 gems remaining. ]
[Fan Yingjie's Terminator Team: 2 time penalties, 5 gems remaining.]
[Neri Gabawa Master and Servant Team: No time penalty, 7 gems remaining. ]
Phase 3:
[Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui's team: PK with Nie's team, was tricked into PK and consumed 1 gem, and 6 gems were left (which were taken away). ]
[Fan Yingjie Terminator Team:]
Liu Xingquan stopped writing. The pretender pretended to be Yan Zhen and deliberately met Bai Lianlian and the others. When they met, they would PK. The fake Yan Zhen must have used bad luck and coincidence as an excuse to trick Bai Lianlian and the others into only using one gem to tie the game, but in fact the fake Yan Zhen would use 2 gems to achieve victory with the least consumption. This is a process that can be deduced.
What about Fan Yingjie's Terminator Team? With the Bailian Team already eliminated, Fan Yingjie is a one-track idiot, but the Terminator must have been alert. How did Fake Yanzhen make Fan Yingjie and his team lose?
Liu Xingquan didn't understand the key point. Did Fake Yanzhen use the same method to deceive the Bailian team? Then were Fan Yingjie's Terminator team also deceived by 1 and then lost to the opponent's 2?
"No." Yan Zhen looked at him who had stopped writing and said, "The key to the victory or defeat of the Pretender Master and Servant Team VS Fan Yingjie's Terminator Team is Fan Yingjie."
"oh?"
"You said earlier that you could let me win over Fan Yingjie, right?"
"Yes." Liu Xingquan suddenly came to his senses. From the beginning, the strategy he proposed to win over Fan Yingjie was just to form an alliance to avoid war, but what if the goal was to win? "Could it be that..."
"Because there is a stranger, the Terminator, even if I can convince Fan Yingjie, this Terminator is still an unstable factor. So the pretender will no longer use the method he used against Bai Lianlian and the others. The basis for winning against Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui is based on their trust in me. The Terminator is a stranger and has no trust in me. So, the tactics that the pretender will use are--" Yan Zhen raised a finger, "Don't forget this rule--if the numbers entered by the two teammates are inconsistent, the team will be automatically judged as a failure."
“…”
"That is to say, as long as Fan Yingjie is won over first, I suspect that the pretender used a method like a megaphone to communicate privately first. Later, during the official PK match, no matter how much the Terminator tells Fan Yingjie to pay in advance, as long as Fan Yingjie deliberately enters a number different from the Terminator's, Fan Yingjie's team will lose."
"How insidious." Liu Xingquan murmured.
"Well, on the other hand, if I had not been a brave man and taken the initiative from the beginning, I would be the winner now." Yan Zhen said frankly.
"Oh, that's a pity." Liu Xingquan said expressionlessly.
"It seems that Fan Yingjie and the Terminator don't get along well. It could also be that I made a fake promise to Fan Yingjie, such as waiting to share the bonus. This is what made Fan Yingjie defect."
Liu Xingquan's pen hovered over the paper. "So, the cost of this battle is..." He was stunned for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth and said, "If this rule directly determines that Fan Yingjie's Terminator team loses, then there is no consumption of gems."
He and Yan Zhen exchanged a glance. The calculations of the pretender master-servant team could be said to maximize their advantages without any blind spots. Even though they had the upper hand in seizing the gems from the girls' team, they were still able to calculate to this extent. It was really creepy.
"It's a bit strange." Yan Zhen whispered, "Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui have a good relationship and will not easily break their promises. They also happen to be very familiar with us, and Fan Yingjie's temporary team with a stranger is bound to be fragile. This game match is really a bit too coincidental..."
"What?"
"Nothing, just write down the results."
So Liu Xingquan continued to write:
Phase 3:
[Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui's team: PK with Team Nie, was tricked into PK and consumed 1 gem, leaving 6 gems, which were then taken by Team Nie.]
[Fan Yingjie Terminator Team: Fan Yingjie defected, no consumption, 5 gems remaining, then they were captured by Team Nie.]
[Nerigabawa Master and Servant Team: Consume 2 gems in PK with Team White, and win without consuming any gems in PK with Team Fan. Number of gems held = original 7 - 2 + 6 (Team White) + 5 (Team Fan) = 16]
16 pieces.
That's how many gems their opponents have.
From the moment he heard the system prompt just now, Liu Xingquan knew that his team had no chance of winning. The current calculations further proved this point.
16 pieces.
No matter how they counted, they couldn't match the other party in the number of gems.
There is only one decisive battle.
We are doomed to fail.
This is the reality that is coming.
"Should we continue..." Liu Xingquan asked in a low voice.
Yan Zhen did not answer him immediately, but his eyes flickered like a tiny spark that had not yet burned out. At that moment, Liu Xingquan saw the rising sun that dispelled all the haze.
After exploring all the maze levels, the elevator opened in the maze.
Yan Zhen came to the elevator. Unlike the retro style of the rooms in the basement of the maze, the elevator looked like an ordinary modern elevator with the numbers of each floor lit up from 1 to 31.
Only one person from a team can go to the 31st floor. You cannot leave until the game is over.
Yan Zhen raised his hand and pressed [31].
The moment of his confrontation with the pretender is approaching.
Numbers flashed by in turn.
Yan Zhen took out the little spider from his pocket, "Can you investigate the 31st floor?"
"My investigation is limited to floors 1-30. Floor 31 is a holy place for serving the gods, and I cannot pry into it at will."
I knew that the spider would pretend to be dead at this time, so Yan Zhen put it back into his pocket.
With a slight tremor, the elevator stopped.
Yan Zhen walked out of the elevator.
What appeared before them was a spacious hall, with relief carvings on the stone walls that were completely different from the first 30 floors they had experienced. The hall was brightly lit, and a man was standing in the center of the hall.
He is the pretender, Neri Gabawa.
Yan Zhen had a vague impression of him, only a brief glimpse of him in front of the four doors at the beginning of the game.
Under the bright light, the man's face was tough and cold. When he saw Yan Zhen, he smiled, and his aura of satisfaction immediately spread from his face and body.
He knew he had won.
This is normal, if I had 16 gems, I would be so proud too.
Yan Zhen showed no fear. He glared at Neligabawa angrily.
"You deceived my classmates and took advantage of them!"
"This is within the rules. This is the transformation ability given to me by the good god." Nerigabawa smiled , "Several of your classmates trust you very much, which also makes our progress very smooth."
"mean."
"I thought I would have to waste some time talking to you, but I didn't expect that your classmates all trusted you so much. I only made a few simple requests, and they did everything I asked."
“Despicable!”
"I am doing everything within the rules of the game."
“Shameless!”
In response to Yan Zhen's accusation, the pretender smiled and said that it was just the barking of a defeated dog before dying. He waited leisurely for the victory that was within his grasp.
The system voice echoed in the hall: [Yan Zhen, Liu Xingquan team and Neli Gabawa master-servant team are about to enter the final PK finals. ]
[Are you two ready? ]
Nerigabawa nodded.
Yan Zhen said: "It's not me who is competing. I give up."
Nerigabawa frowned and stared at him.
Yan Zhen raised his head. The indignant expression on his face just now had completely disappeared. Now his eyes were shining, like a cheetah ready to pounce. "The rules say that only one person can go to the 31st floor, but there is no rule that we must compete here."
[That’s true.]
"The person competing is not me, but another teammate of mine." Yan Zhen looked at the pretender in front of him, "My friend Liu Xingquan will have a PK duel with your servant."
The pretender looked at him without saying anything.
"Neither of us can leave the bottom floor until the game is over. I gave up, so we can't PK with each other. The only ones who can PK now are Liu Xingquan and your servant who are still in the upper maze."
[Allowed. The PK match will be held between Liu Xingquan and Nelligabawa's servant.]
Yan Zhen smiled and said, "I wonder how many gems you brought down to compete with me? Does your servant have any extra chips to compete with Liu Xingquan? I can tell you that Liu Xingquan is fully prepared."
The pretender stared at Yan Zhen, his expression did not change at all, even the confident smile did not disappear.
"Oh, so that's how it is." A venomous smile spread across Nerigabawa's mouth. "Do you think I didn't consider your little trick?"
Yan Zhen’s body tensed up.
"How many gems do you think I will bring down to fight you? All of them?" The pretender seemed to have seen the funniest joke. "Before entering the bottom floor, I had anticipated two possible outcomes. One is that you honestly bring the gems down to fight me. The other is that you give up and trap me here, letting your teammates fight my servants."
“…”
"The conventional thinking is that I will bring all the gems with me for the final showdown, so my servants will have nothing. In this case, your teammates will definitely win the PK with my servants." The pretender clasped his hands and said, "It's a good plan. I can praise you, but it's a pity that you met me."
Yan Zhen bit her lip.
"Your team has gone through two time penalties along the way, plus the PK loss, the final number of gems in your team is 7. Your expression betrays you. You don't have a single gem on you. You came here to deliberately pretend to come to the PK match to trap me, and Liu Xingquan has all 7 gems in your team. In your original plan, this would indeed help you defeat my servant." The pretender said, "But our team has 16 gems."
He looked at Yan Zhen's increasingly pale face with satisfaction, "So do you understand? Whether it's you and me, or your teammates and my servants, you can't win."
Yan Zhen said: "You had expected this situation to happen, so you brought 8 with you, and you also had 8 servants."
"That's right." The pretender laughed, "This is the number that will ensure victory . Don't worry, the gems any one of us carries are enough to crush your seven. No matter how you distribute them, you and your teammates can't beat us. Victory will belong to me in the end."
Yan Zhen lowered his head and clenched his fists.
The system sound hummed in the hall.
【The final decisive battle begins. 】
【Liu Xingquan and Nerigabawa's servant enter PK mode.】
…
…
[The results of the PK competition will be displayed in your field of vision in the form of projection. ]
Yan Zhen covered his face as if he didn't want to see the result, and he looked like he was about to cry out in pain.
The pretender admired the miserable sight of the boy in front of him, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
A holographic projection appeared in the hall.
After a few seconds, his smile disappeared.
Not long ago.
Bai Lianlian was slightly stunned, "Yan Zhen? How can you talk to me?"
Yan Zhen said: "This is a prop [megaphone], which can be used for one-time calls. To make a long story short, I have a plan."
"What?"
"I found that we will definitely enter the maze you have explored, and vice versa. So I have a plan. Each of our two teams will hide a gem in the maze layer we have just explored, using an invisible scroll to hide it and tell the other party the location of each room. If there are only two teams left in the end, then we are even. If one of us is eliminated in the future, the gem will belong to the remaining team. You should have noticed that by entering a maze explored by other teams, we can infer the gem consumption of that team based on the traces of time penalty. So we can create an illusion to make other teams misjudge."
"Illusion?" Bai Lianlian rolled his eyes. "I see. We used the fire magic scroll to burn the room to create a false impression. This way, the other two teams would think that we lost a gem due to the time penalty. This is cognitive warfare!"
"Yes, that way we can hide the gem. One for us and one for you."
So, he secretly hid the two gems under the enemy's nose.
Silently.
【Liu Xingquan presented 9 holy gems. 】
【The servants of Nerigabhava presented eight holy gems.】
"This, this is impossible!!!" The pretender finally stopped laughing and roared angrily.
Yan Zhen slowly loosened his hand, his black jade eyes flickering slightly between his fingers.
"Hey, looks like I won."
